Man arrested in robbery try

MURRIETA - A Murrieta man was arrested after police say he tried
to rob a patron of his wallet while pumping gas.

Just after 4:30 a.m. Friday, a man was at the Shell gas station
on Los Alamos Road when he was approached by two men who demanded
his wallet, said Murrieta police Sgt. Tony Conrad.

When the victim refused, one of the men raised a closed fist
toward him, police were told, and the victim ran into the gas
station and called 911. Both assailants fled in an older silver
Honda, witnesses told police.

An hour later, a Murrieta police officer found a car matching
the one driven by the assailants parked on Via Careza, Conrad
said.

The officer located two men and one was identified by the victim
as being the one who demanded his wallet and threatened him, the
sergeant said. The second man was released when it was found he was
not involved, Conrad said.

Officers arrested the first man on suspicion of attempted
robbery and he was booked at Southwest Detention Center. As of
Monday afternoon, no charges had been filed against him related to
this incident, according to Riverside County Superior Court
records.